Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive

Implementation of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Directive: Lithuanian experience Danguolė Bublienė 1 Ieva Navickaitė-Sakalauskienė 2 Introduction; 1. The transposition technique of the provisions of the Travel Directive into Lithuanian Law; 2. Issues related to the transposition of the provisions concerning ratione personae of the Travel Directive (subjective scope of application); 3. Issues related to the transposition of the provisions concerning rationae materia of the Travel Directive (the material scope of application); 4. Issues related to the transposition of the provisions of the Travel Directive concerning the contractual aspects; 4.1. The duty of disclosure; 4.2. Content of the package travel contract; 4.3. Right to alter contract terms, right of withdrawal and termination of the contract; 4.4. Lack of conformity and related remedies; 4.5. Damage compensation; 5. Issues related to protective measures (insolvency protection); 6. Issues related to sanctions; 7. Conclusions. INTRODUCTION The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Directive 3 (hereinafter referred to as Travel Directive or Directive 2015/2302), has been adopted on 25 November 2015, imposed the obligation on the Member States to transpose its provisions into their national laws by 1 January 2018. Accordingly, this new regime applies to holiday travel arrangements booked on or after 1 July 2018. 1 Ass. Professor at Vilnius University. 2 Lecturer at Mykolas Romeris University. 3 Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, on package travel and linked travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC.